A Psychiatrist's Bizarre Game Journey / Dream of the Mist

Zhou Ke'er carried the female mage and flashed into the warp portal, simultaneously dispelling the slowing effect of the ring.

His sanity was below 30%, but... he felt absolutely nothing. The forums said things like hallucinations or whispered murmurs, but he felt absolutely nothing. It was very strange.

## Chapter 364, Chapter 359: An Unexpected Incident, the Assessment Dungeon

"boom!"

Unexpectedly, Zhou Ke'er was caught off guard and suffered a violent impact, which sent her flying back from the jump gate and crashing heavily to the ground.

The female mage he was carrying on his shoulder was not spared either; she fell out along with Zhou Ke'er when Zhou Ke'er was knocked away. Worse still, having lost control of the portal, she was caught off guard and suffered a magical backlash, sustaining severe injuries and falling unconscious.

"Pfft...cough cough..."

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but cough a few times, and hurriedly struggled to get up from the ground. She didn't even think about saving the female mage again, nor did she intend to take a look at what was wrong with the teleportation gate. Without hesitation, she decisively used her watch to teleport to a distant place.

He had only been hit once, and his stamina had dropped by about 30%. Zhou Ke'er wasn't confident that she could take a few more of such outrageous injuries.

"This is bad..."

Zhou Ke'er, swaying as he stood up, pouted unhappily. This whole mess had cost him dearly. The spells he was supposed to learn were gone, and on top of that, all the spells he'd used to escape with the female mage had nearly depleted his spiritual energy... and now this unexpected turn of events had rendered it all useless.

"Pfft!"

However, what he didn't expect was that even though he had retreated such a distance in an instant, the next moment, another crack was torn open in front of him. Before he could react, he felt a violent impact from his lower abdomen, which sent him flying backward.

"!!! Hey, this is outrageous!"

Zhou Ke'er rolled several times on the ground before finally stopping after crashing into several corpses lying on the ground.

This thing is on a completely different level from those monsters! Zhou Ke'er hasn't even seen its face clearly yet, and it's already been beaten like this. Just two hits, and Zhou Ke'er's stamina is already down to about a quarter. If it hits again, Zhou Ke'er will definitely die.

"I can't go on, if I don't run now, I'm really going to die here."

Without a second thought, Zhou Ke'er gritted her teeth and endured the excruciating pain all over her body, pressing the teleportation button on her watch—she could only seek refuge at the Divine Academy for now before making any further plans.

[The base coordinates "Academy of Gods" have been successfully selected.]

[Teleport immediately...]

An error has been detected; the cause is being analyzed...

[Analysis complete: Error reason: The basic coordinates "Academy of Gods" do not exist in the world where the holder is located.]

"grass?!"

Although Zhou Ke'er had initially considered the possibility of this situation, when it actually happened, especially under the pressure of life-threatening danger, he still couldn't help but swear.

[Searching for countermeasures...]

Search complete, results are as follows:

[Measure 1: Emergency call for the arrival of time-space system instructors or outstanding students for rescue.]

[Measure Two: The "Daily Assessment" module will be activated immediately. Once activated, the holder will enter the "Daily Assessment" world. After completing the assessment, they will automatically return to the Divine Academy.]

[Note: Failure to complete the "Daily Assessment" will result in a deduction of corresponding academic credits. Please consider this carefully.]

"Good heavens, is that even a question?!"

Without hesitation, Zhou Ke'er immediately chose option two.

In the next instant, he vanished from his spot. At the same time, a crack tore open in front of him where he had been standing, and a giant claw made of black mist shot out, only to grab empty air, just as Zhou Ke'er, who was about to enter the daily assessment, was missed.

"Humans who don't belong to this time and space..."

A low murmur came from the crack, but it wasn't in any language that could be considered to have ever existed. Even Zhou Ke'er wouldn't understand what it meant. It was like the most primordial babbling of a dream, completely unconscious.

[The triggerer for the memory fragment has disappeared; the memory fragment process has ceased...]

[Randomly assigning teammates for daily assessments...]

No trainees were detected starting their daily assessments during the same time period.

[Initiating individual assessment mode...]

[Selecting a branch world...]

[Selection successful, assigning identity...]

[Identity assignment complete.]

The objectives for this assessment are as follows:

[Basic Goal: Within three days, develop at least one hundred followers related to the divine authority.]

[Advanced Goals: None at present (Points will be awarded based on the student's performance beyond achieving the basic goals)]

[Assessment prompt: The trainee information has been detected as belonging to a holder of the "God Pantheon" and "God Divinity". Please use your divine power to proclaim your divine miracles that surpass the capabilities of ordinary people before humanity.]

[Assessment Reward: Low-Tier Faith Item (Academy Standard)]

[Assessment period: three days]

[The assessment begins.]

As a series of notification sounds faded away, Zhou Ke'er instantly appeared in a dark alley.

"Whoa...good heavens...that was a close call..."

Zhou Ke'er struggled to get up from the ground. Fortunately, the ground was relatively clean, without any dirty trash, stains, or mud.

"I lost that divine status of God a long time ago..."

Zhou Ke'er muttered under his breath as he looked around at the scene. Actually, he had initially planned to give up on this so-called assessment and then make further plans after going to the Divine Academy.

However, the reward for this assessment seemed rather interesting, and Zhou Ke'er was somewhat intrigued by it.

So... it's just a task of spreading faith and developing believers, which shouldn't be too difficult for Zhou Ke'er; she can do it as a side job.

Of course, the most urgent thing is to treat her injuries first, since she is currently in a state of high pain sensitivity, and Zhou Ke'er is in excruciating pain.

Judging from the surrounding architectural style, it is somewhat similar to the West around the 21st century. Therefore, it can be inferred that the medical technology in this place should also be relatively advanced.

“Developing believers? A hundred in three days... If you can demonstrate miracles in front of the masses, it's not that difficult. After all, if you have divine power, you're not afraid of the control of the authorities. If you make a scene everywhere, people will eventually start to believe.”

As Zhou Ke'er walked out of the alley, she pondered, "However, I don't currently have the ability to counter technological power. I can only develop in secret. In that case, the three-day limit... is indeed a bit tight. It seems I'll have to use some tricks."

Speaking of which...

I remember the initial prompt said that there would be a random assignment of identities?

Zhou Ke'er glanced at herself. Her appearance seemed completely unchanged. So... she couldn't figure out what her current identity was.

Thinking this, he reached out and touched all the pockets on his body.

## Chapter 365 360. Like a God Walking Among Men (Part 1)

"Hmm? Is this... a business card?"

Sure enough, Zhou Ke'er found a small card in her pocket that shouldn't have been there before. Based on the previous hints about the random identity, it wasn't hard to guess that it was something like a business card.

Zhou Ke'er casually took it out and glanced at it. The name, occupation, work address, and contact information were clearly written on it. However, there was no photo printed on it, so she didn't know if the business card was actually his.

While the probability of this business card belonging to someone else is extremely low and meaningless, it's not impossible...

However, since this was given to Zhou Ke'er, it means there must be a reason why it can be used. I'll check the address shown on it later.

In short, the name on the business card is Frank, and the occupation is psychological counselor. That does match Zhou Ke'er quite well, but the Divine Academy doesn't check household registrations, so it's impossible for them to know what Zhou Ke'er does in reality. This is probably just a coincidence.

As Zhou Ke'er pondered, she tidied her clothes even more, revealing the wounds left by the unknown monster, and smeared the still-wet blood she had spat out all over herself.

"Yes, perfect."

After sensing that her spiritual energy was almost depleted, Zhou Ke'er estimated that she could finally squeeze herself dry and barely manage to unleash one more low-level spell.

He had just secretly observed from the wall at the corner. There were no surveillance cameras in this alley, and the alley was L-shaped from where Zhou Ke'er was to the outside. Outside the alley was a normal street, and there seemed to be quite a few people there.

From his perspective, he didn't see any surveillance cameras on the street. Even if there were, they would probably be at the end of the street, at most capturing a small area at the exit of the alley, which Zhou Ke'er definitely wouldn't be able to see.

After preparing all this, Zhou Ke'er paused for a moment, then put on a pained expression—this wasn't an act, after all, he was really in pain—and deliberately stumbled and staggered out of the alley and onto the street.

To be honest, his current miserable appearance was quite eye-catching. As soon as he stepped out of the alley, some pedestrians on the street noticed him.

Of course, the number of this group will definitely not reach Zhou Ke'er's target.

"It's dangerous here! Get out of here immediately!"

Zhou Ke'er revealed a pained yet resolute expression as she violently waved her arms and gritted her teeth, shouting at the pedestrians on the street.

Incidentally, he also "inadvertently" revealed his injuries to others around him—his body was covered in bruises and unknown, dark scratches. It looked like the marks left by a giant claw.

As he expected, his appearance and behavior did cause some panic among a few people, but most were simply curious, or even just curious, with some thinking it was some kind of prank or video recording. Many people even took out their phones and started filming Zhou Ke'er.

"Damn it... Holy Light, please guide your lost believer, please grant him strength!"

Zhou Ke'er no longer paid attention to the pedestrians on the street. Instead, she turned around to face the alley, gritted her teeth, and looked as if she was facing a formidable enemy and had no time to care about others. She shouted loudly while silently reciting in her heart, "Sink Qi to Dantian, use Qi as a guide, borrow fire!" Then she reached out and waved her hand sharply towards the alley.

"boom!"

A ball of burning flame appeared in his hand, and with a wave of his hand, the flame was thrown into the alley, where it exploded with a loud bang.

Upon seeing this scene, the surrounding onlookers couldn't help but be surprised and astonished, and some even screamed in panic. Many people who were closer faced with the roaring flames and, in their fear, immediately scattered and fled, causing a small-scale disturbance.

However, some people, with trembling hands—whether from nervousness or excitement—continued to point their phones at Zhou Ke'er, filming everything he had just done.

At the same time, Zhou Ke'er stretched his limbs slightly, then assumed a posture as if he had been hit by a heavy object flying from the alley. While doing so, he subtly pushed off with his foot and jumped backward, while discreetly pressing his watch. Instantly, he teleported himself five or six steps behind him, landing lightly on the ground—although he certainly made it look like he had been slammed hard into the ground.

To onlookers, it looked as if Zhou Ke'er had been suddenly struck by something that rushed out of the alley, a terrifying entity they couldn't see. She was sent flying without any resistance, and the speed at which she flew backward was so fast that it seemed as if she had teleported (which she was). Finally, she crashed heavily to the ground, looking extremely miserable.

But Zhou Ke'er quickly and "unyieldingly" got up from the ground, her face tense, and gritted her teeth as she rushed back into the alley.

In an instant, his figure disappeared into the thick black fog rising from the alley entrance—although the alley was very clean and there was no garbage or other flammable material, the huge burning flames still left many traces at the alley entrance. In addition to the smoke and dust caused by the explosion, the black smoke from a few burning materials mixed in, making the alley entrance appear and disappear.

Before the smoke cleared and before anyone dared to rush in to check the situation, Zhou Ke'er hurriedly used the charred marks left by the flames as paint. Ignoring the fact that the temperature was still quite high, she simply reached out and pressed her hand against the charred marks. After getting the marks on her hands, she quickly drew a few eerie symbols representing demons on the relatively clean areas of the walls on both sides of the alley.

Although Zhou Ke'er's artistic talent is terrible, it just so happens that she makes the already bizarre pattern look extremely ugly, making it even more distorted and creepy.

After doing all this, Zhou Ke'er found a relatively clean and conspicuous place, lay down, closed her eyes, and pretended to be seriously injured and unconscious.

Well, as for why Zhou Ke'er did all this...

It's very simple. Compared to directly trying to convince people to start a mission, which has almost zero credibility, this kind of opening is definitely easier to follow up with.

For example, if someone directly tells you to believe in a certain god, you definitely wouldn't believe it, right? But if they let you experience some terrifying supernatural events, and then, amidst your curiosity mixed with surprise and fear, they introduce other related concepts, and finally point out the existence of a corresponding deity...